USGS Specialty United States Wall Maps

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Full map Sample, showing a part of Washington and vicinity.	USGS The United States, with Alaska and Hawaii in correct positions (10A) This wall map is unusual in that it shows Alaska and Hawaii in correct relationship to the rest of the country, as well as at the same scale. Most US maps shrink Alaska, and put both Alaska and Hawaii in insets, and these give the viewer an unrealistic idea of how far away from the rest of the nation they really are. Other than that great attribute, the map is somewhat lacking in attractiveness. Ink colors are limited to blue, black and red, plus lighter tints of the same. It does show major rivers and lakes, state boundaries, cities and important towns, major highways, and larger units of the National Park system. There is less detail for those portions of Canada and Mexico on the map. A lighter blue tint offshore shows the approximate location of coastal waters less than 200 meters deep. This, then, is not a map you would get as your primary reference, but as an educational supplement or as an example of ingenuity in creating an unusual map projection for a specific purpose. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection based on standard parallels 37° and 65°. Scale, 1:10,000,000 (1 inch = about 158 miles). Size: about 36 x 24 inches. Paper. Rolled. Published by the US Geological Survey, 1975. New. Item #USGS-101202. Shipping weight: 1.5 lbs. Publisher's price: $7.00. Your price: $7.00 Sent rolled, at tubed map rate only. How to Order
	National Atlas Forest Cover Types This is a United States map of special interest to the ecologist, forester, botanist, environmental educator, and nature-lover in general. In exquisite detail, it shows the general types of forest of the wooded areas of the nation, for example Ponderosa Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Spruce-Fir, etc. The detail is so exacting, you almost expect that if you put it under a dissecting scope, you'd see individual trees! No, it's not quite that good! But the detail is finer than the usually rather generalized range maps you may be accustomed to seeing. They are based on satellite imagery. When maps like these show so many multiple ranges, it is always a challenge to select colors or patterns that are unique and easily discernable. I've seen maps where I've had to scratch my head over whether a particular shade of green in the key (for example) is really the same as the one it appears to be on the map. Not so, this map. They did an excellent job at distinguishing the two dozen or so forest types shown, and while it is not always easy to discern the precise shade of isolated pockets of color, with a little deduction, you should be able to work out what is where. The map also shows state boundaries and names, and uses shaded relief to indicate the extent of mountains and hills, but shows no cities and few other geographical labels. Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico are shown in insets at the same scale as the rest of the country. Albers equal area projection. Scale, 1:7,500,000 (1 inch = about 118 miles). Size: about 32 x 28 inches. Rolled. Paper. USGS, 2000. New. Item #NATATL-112764. Shipping weight: 1.5 lbs. Publisher's price: $7.00. Your price: $7.00 Sent rolled at tubed map rate only. How to Order

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